Former Stony Brook pitcher invited to Marlins camp

Tom Kohler, who graduated from Stony Brook University in 2008, has been invited to the Florida Marlins spring training camp, the team announced. 

Last season,  Koehler went 16-2 with a 2.61 ERA and 145 strikeouts in 28 games for the Double-A Jacksonville Suns. He was named the Southern League's most outstanding pitcher. 

Kohler was drafted by the Marlins in the 18th round of the 2008 draft and was 4-1 with a with a 3.38 ERA in six starts for Jupiter of the Advanced-A Florida State League.

Koehler went 6-5 with a 4.15 ERA in 14 starts at Stony Brook in his senior year. He  led the America East in innings pitched (93.1) and strikeouts (111).